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cnn can now report based on what a law enforcement source has told cnn, that the little 5-year-old is safe. he is fine. the kidnapper, the suspect in this case, is dead. cnn can now report that the kidnapper, the suspect, is dead. there's a picture of him in midland city, alabama. for seven days, he was holding a little 5-year-old hostage. we are told ethan is safe. he is okay. this all according to a law enforcement source. obviously, dramatic developments. as martin savidge has been reporting. has taken place within the past hour or so ago. martin, you were there with us. you hear the news. as all of our viewers have heard the news. ethan is safe. the hostage hold, the suspect in this case, is dead. and you were telling us we're bracing for a formal news conference by federal authorities to report what's going on. >> right. wolf, i have to tell you that is the same information we had received on the ground, although we hadn't had it from an official enough source that we were ready to go to air with it. probably about 45 minutes ago there were reports of gunfire, an explosion. it wa
cnn can now report based on what a law enforcement source has told cnn, that the little 5-year-old is safe. he is fine. the kidnapper, the suspect in this case, is dead. cnn can now report that the kidnapper, the suspect, is dead. there's a picture of him in midland city, alabama. for seven days, he was holding a little 5-year-old hostage. we are told ethan is safe. he is okay. this all according to a law enforcement source. obviously, dramatic developments. as martin savidge has been...
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cnn's brian todd is in new orleans for us. he's got the very latest on this investigation on what happened during that blackout. brian, what are you learning? >> reporter: wolf, learning se incremental things about the investigation. how it's proceeding, how they're looking into it. and what's interesting is the two entries responsible for handling the power and electricity to the superdome, they're the ones handling it. at various times over the past less than 24 hours since this happened, both of them have said they essentially didn't do anything wrong. this was a dramatic event. starting right as the third quarter got under way in the superdome last night. we've got video of the lights going out. we've got the video of cbs sports which in tandem with showtime was doing a behind the scenes thing. for the show "60 minutes of sports." here's a clip from what they were showing when they were kind of doing this. they were kind of filming behind the scenes. and this is what they saw in the control room of cbs sports. >> so we too
cnn's brian todd is in new orleans for us. he's got the very latest on this investigation on what happened during that blackout. brian, what are you learning? >> reporter: wolf, learning se incremental things about the investigation. how it's proceeding, how they're looking into it. and what's interesting is the two entries responsible for handling the power and electricity to the superdome, they're the ones handling it. at various times over the past less than 24 hours since this...
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she's just joined cnn and turner sports. first of all, welcome, rachel, to cnn. good to have you on board. let's talk about these head injuries for a moment because this whole problem is hovering over nfl football big-time right now. i wonder how it's hovering over the super bowl. >> yeah, absolutely. i mean, roger goodell, it was the first question he was asked at his annual state of the state, state of the union press conference today. and you could tell that he knew it was coming. once president obama said that he was concerned about this head injury issue and if he had a seven he would wonder if he wanted his son to play football, roger goodell knew there would be plenty of people asking. it's not going to be an actual concern for the president but it is echoing the thoughts of many parents around the country. you know, friday night lights, it's such a cultural part of so many kids and towns in the u.s., get your kid into football. should parents still do this, is this a smart thing? goodell wanted to assure people that this is a problem they are continuing t
she's just joined cnn and turner sports. first of all, welcome, rachel, to cnn. good to have you on board. let's talk about these head injuries for a moment because this whole problem is hovering over nfl football big-time right now. i wonder how it's hovering over the super bowl. >> yeah, absolutely. i mean, roger goodell, it was the first question he was asked at his annual state of the state, state of the union press conference today. and you could tell that he knew it was coming. once...
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cnn's ted rowlands is there. the president spoke very emotionally today. >> reporter: yeah, he obviously talked about gun violatience he in his hometown. he even brought up his own childhood growing up without a father. >> hey, chicago! >> reporter: the president spoke just a few miles from his chicago home and from where 15-year-old hadiya pendleton who he talked about in his state of the union was murdered. >> what happened to hadiya is not unique. it's not unique to chicago. it's not unique to this country. too many of our children are being taken away from us. >> reporter: the president said stopping violence in chicago and other urban areas could be helped by economic opportunity, education and the family, fathers, he said, had to be more involved in their children's lives. >> i wish i'd had a father who was around and involved. >> this right here should be an eye-opener for all parents. >> reporter: we spoke with two aunts of michael ward, one of two men charged with hadiya's murder. ward's family says they
cnn's ted rowlands is there. the president spoke very emotionally today. >> reporter: yeah, he obviously talked about gun violatience he in his hometown. he even brought up his own childhood growing up without a father. >> hey, chicago! >> reporter: the president spoke just a few miles from his chicago home and from where 15-year-old hadiya pendleton who he talked about in his state of the union was murdered. >> what happened to hadiya is not unique. it's not unique to...
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cnn charges for advertising. but it's -- this is really a chance for the public to just get the facts. >> so your message to the nra right now is -- >> well, i don't have a message for the nra. i have a message for people that if they want to be heard, if they want to make this country safer for themselves and their kids, you've got to go to the polls and you've got to express yourself and vote for people who want sensible gun rules, sensible interpretation of the second amendment, protect the second amendment but also to make sure that people who are minors, who have criminal records or substance abuse problems or mental illness don't get their hands on guns and it's particularly poignant when you think about every year in america, 12,000 people every year get murdered with handguns. per capita the same as the rural areas as the urban areas. but something more tragic, something like 19,000 suicides with hand guns every year, every parent's worst nightmare. we've got to make it harder to get guns. in new york cit
cnn charges for advertising. but it's -- this is really a chance for the public to just get the facts. >> so your message to the nra right now is -- >> well, i don't have a message for the nra. i have a message for people that if they want to be heard, if they want to make this country safer for themselves and their kids, you've got to go to the polls and you've got to express yourself and vote for people who want sensible gun rules, sensible interpretation of the second amendment,...
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cnn's mary snow is joining us. this is a story. it's hard to believe, mary. it's almost amazing that of all people in the united states, the first person that the north korean leader wants to meet with is dennis rodman. >> it almost seemed like a fake story when you first heard about it and it's hard to imagine getting more bizarre than this. dennis rodman arrived earlier this week to film a documentary. today came a surprising bond with kim jong-un. it's such a strange pair, a truly odd couple. basketball star dennis rodman and north korean dictator kim jong-un chumming it up court side in pyongyang. he told his new buddy, he now has a friend for life. they watched the harlem globetrotters play basketball. >> the tag line for the show is the absurdity of the modern condition. if anything shows the absurdity of the modern condition, it's this. >> shane smith is the show's producer. he sent rodman and the globetrotters to north korea. its was not sure they would have an audience with a feared leader. they not only met with him but dined with him at his palace
cnn's mary snow is joining us. this is a story. it's hard to believe, mary. it's almost amazing that of all people in the united states, the first person that the north korean leader wants to meet with is dennis rodman. >> it almost seemed like a fake story when you first heard about it and it's hard to imagine getting more bizarre than this. dennis rodman arrived earlier this week to film a documentary. today came a surprising bond with kim jong-un. it's such a strange pair, a truly odd...